Ninja Turtle Pumpkin Stencil

Next up, a Ninja Turtle pumpkin stencil!

Enjoy!!

Ninja Turtle Pumpkin Stencil

Creeper Minecraft Pumpkin Stencil

Next up in the Minecraft pumpkin series is a Creeper!

Enjoy!

Check out The Ender Dragon!

Creeper Minecraft Pumpkin Stencil

Ender Dragon Minecraft Pumpkin Stencil

First up in this Minecraft series is the Ender Dragon.

Hope you enjoy :)

Check out my Creeper stencil!

P.S I'd love to see some photographs of your pumpkins if you try any of my stencils.

The Ender Dragon Pumpkin Stencil

Octonauts: Peso Pumpkin Stencil

Here is my last Octonauts pumpkin stencil..... PESO Penguin!

So cute! If you do use any of my stencils; please do send me a picture.

Be sure to check out my other Octonauts Pumpkin Stencils (Captain Barnacles and Kwazii)

Peso Pumpkin Stencil

Octonauts: Kwazii Pumpkin Stencil

Next up in my Octonauts pumpkin stencil series is..... KWAZII Kitten!

This one is my favourite! If you do use any of my stencils; please do send me a picture.

Be sure to check out my other Octonauts Pumpkin Stencils (Captain Barnacles and Peso)

Kwazii Pumpkin Stencil

Octonauts: Captain Barnacles Pumpkin Stencil

Here is my first Octonauts pumpkin stencil..... CAPTAIN BARNACLES Bear!

If you do use any of my stencils; please do send me a picture.

Be sure to check out my other Octonauts Pumpkin Stencils (Kwazii and Peso)

Captain Barnacles Pumpkin Stencil

Dora the Explorer Pumpkin Stencil

Following the success of my previous years pumpkin stencils, I have decided to make a few more for you this year. First being Dora the Explorer.

If you do try any of my pumpkin stencils; please do send me a picture as I would love to see!

Keep a look out for more pumpkin stencils to come.

You can find my previous stencils here:

Peppa Pig Pumpkin Stencil

Waybuloo Pumpkin Stencils

In The night Garden Pumpkin Stencils

Some useful pumpkin carving tips can be seen here.

What Halloween pumpkin stencils would you like?

With just over 2 months to go until Halloween; I would like to start getting some pumpkin stencils together to post through out October.

So far I've done Waybuloo, Peppa Pig & In The Night Garden. (You can click on these links and you can view them!)

Please comment or tweet me with some characters you would like me turn into pumpkin stencils for you to use.

HaaHoo & Makka Pakka Pumpkins

Pink Lining Pumpkin

Upsy Daisy Pumpkin

Iggle Piggle Pumpkin

Peppa Pig Pumpkin Stencil

Free pumpkin stencils!

As I have been totally unprepared for Halloween this year; I have not had time to create pumpkin stencils for you all to enjoy. Computer failure was a main part!!
Don't forget you can email me any request's for stencils ready for Halloween 2013!


I've looked online and found a fabulous site which offers stencils for free, you can download the PDF files from the website and print them.

Here are just a few of my favourite; Arthur, Teenage Ninja Turtle, Tinker-bell and Winnie The Pooh!

Arther Pumpkin Stencil

Teenage Ninja Turtle Pumpkin Stencil

Tinker-bell Pumpkin Stencil

Winnie The Pooh Pumpkin Stencil

Halloween 2012

Hi!

I know my poor little blog has been neglected as I am currently studying with the Open University to finish my degree off.
I will be posting some new pumpkin stencils, ideas and templates for you to all enjoy for 2012.
While your waiting; why not take a look at my Peppa Pig, Waybuloo & In The Night Garden pumpkin stencils. I also have some tips on how to carve a pumpkin.
Having a Halloween party? You could make your own party decorations with your children. Looking for party games; have a look at my list of fantastic games! Also, have a look at my super yummy party treats.
Are there any children pumpkin templates you would love me to make? Please comment below with any suggestions and I will try my hardest *smile*
I will also post some fantastic inexpensive costume ideas for children and adults.
Please stick around as Halloween 2012 will kick off on Single Mummy; One In A Million very shortly!

Thanks everyone xx

Waybuloo Pumpkin Stencils

Hi all!!

As you can properly tell, I love Halloween and pumpkin carving.

I have made some more pumpkin stencils for you. This time they are characters from Waybuloo. I can see my collection is growing fast. I have In The Night Garden and Peppa Pig stencils too.

If you have any requests, please mail me and I will try my best to make the stencil for you.

De Li Pumpkin Stencil

Nok Tok Pumpkin Stencil

Yojojo Pumpkin Stencil

Lau Lau Pumpkin Stencil

Peppa Pig Pumpkin Stencil

Hi everyone.

This year I have had a go at making a Peppa Pig pumpkin stencil. Last year I did 4 In The Night Garden stencils. I hope this one is as good!

If you don't know how to carve a pumpkin I have some tips which you can read here.

You are welcome to print as many copies of this as you like, or share with your blog readers. All I ask is a link back to my blog!

If you do a pumpkin this year, please share a picture with me as I would love to see!

Keep your eyes peeled for my attempt at this Peppa Pig pumpkin next week!

Iggle Piggle and Upsy Daisy pumpkins!

So it's Hallo's Eve and I have been busy carving pumpkins today!
I used Iggle Piggle and Upsy Daisy from my In The Night Garden Pumpkin Stencils to create both these pumpkins. You may also be interested in looking at my Makka Pakka and Haahoo pumpkin results.
Jack also joined in and created a super sparkly pumpkin using glitter and stars!

I hope you have a fantastic Halloween!

Jack decorating his little pumpkin.

Upsy Daisy Pumpkin.

Iggle Piggle Pumpkin!

Pink Lining Pumpkin!

So, I had an idea in mind for a competition Pink Lining are currently running on Facebook.
I wanted to carve a different pumpkin using the Pink Lining logo and use it with my Yummy Mummy bag in some creative way!
I went and purchased a few pumpkins earlier today with a little help from Jack to keep me busy for the few days leading upto Halloween! (Keep an eye out for more Pumpkins!)
I was keen to get to work and couldn't wait until tomorrow so I printed out the Pink Lining logo and set to work at 9.30pm this evening and finished at about 10.30pm (didn't take much time considering the letters have lots of curves!)

Makka Pakka and Haahoo pumpkins!

Hi everyone!
Last night I tested out the In The Night Garden pumpkin stencils with a little help from my sister.

We brought two small pumpkins for 50p each (what a bargin!) and got to work. We made a silly mistake and cut the lid small, which meant we couldn't get out hands in to scoop the middle out! But after a little pushing and pulling we managed to squeeze our hands in (mine are rather sore this morning!)

The stencils did work very well; but in my option I think the Haahoo one worked the best. I ended up doing both pumpkins as my sister didn't have the patience to punch the design onto the pumpkin!
Enjoy!

Haahoo and Makka Pakka

Haahoo pumpkin

Close up of Haahoo pumpkin

Makka Pakka pumpkin

Side view of Makka Pakka

My In The Night Garden Pumpkin Stencils

Hi everyone.
I've had a go at making a few In The Night Garden pumpkin stencils. I've done Iggle Piggle, Makka Pakka, Upsy Daisy and a Haahoo. Who said Halloween had to be scary! I am quite excited to see if they work (I will be trying them out this weekend and posting pictures!); I hope they give you some ideas on how to create a different, fun pumpkin. If you have any requests please E-mail them to me and I will try my hardest to transform them into pumpkin stencils for you to use.

You can follow the same steps I posted yesterday and print out these stencils and tape them to the pumpkin.

You can print as many as you like and I am happy for you to share these on your blog (with a link back to me!)
Happy pumpkin carving!

Haahoo Pumpkin Stencil

Iggle Piggle Pumpkin Stencil

Makka Pakka Pumpkin Stencil

Upsy Daisy Pumpkin Stencil

My tips on how to carve a pumpkin!

Hi everyone. Halloween isn't far away and I thought I would share with you something I enjoy doing at Halloween. I love carving pumpkins! Over the years I have created some wonderful designs (someone thought it was so amazing last year they stole the pumpkin!)

This is my pumpkin from Halloween 2009

What you will need:

• A medium sized pumpkin
• A Tee-light
• Printer and paper
• A tablespoon or pumpkin scoop
• A small nail, push pin or a pumpkin poker
• Tape
• Flour
• Serrated knife or craft knife

Instructions

First you need to prepare your pumpkin by cutting a hole in the top to make a lid. When doing this make sure you angle the knife inwards so your lid sits on top of the pumpkin and doesn't just fall through! Once you have made a lid you will need to scoop out the seeds and strings using the spoon. Scrap some of the flesh from the inside of the pumpkin until it's about an inch thick all the way around (or just where you are going to carve!)

Cat carving pattern

Choose a pattern which you want to carve onto your pumpkin. The Internet is full of templates if your search; I have included a few which I like carving! You will need to save and print out the pattern you wish to carve. Once you have done this trim off the excess paper and tape it onto your pumpkin. If your pumpkin is quite lumpy you can dip the paper into vegetable oil (but this can make the project quite slippery!) You can also make small cuts into the paper where it bunches so it lies flat onto the pumpkin.

Jack O'Lantern carving pattern

Once you have attached your pattern to your pumpkin you will need to poke holes through the pattern with a nail, push pin or pumpkin poker. Make the holes about a cm apart. This step can take quite a while depending on the pattern you choose, so be patient! Place the pumpkin on your lap and work away at it; the end result will be well worth it! Once you have copied the pattern onto the pumpkin you can remove the paper. You can rub flour all over the  area where you poked the holes. This will make it easier to see them when you come to carve.

Next you need to push a nail through the pumpkin skin where you want to start carving. Turn and push until it's all the way into the pumpkin, then remove. Repeat anywhere you're going to need to start carving (eyes, nose and mouth) You want to do all the pushing before you start carving as the pumpkin is stronger at this point. Once you start carving the pumpkin it becomes weaker and applying pressure may cause it to break.

Pumpkin face carving pattern

Using your nail hole as a starting point, cut the design with your serrated knife. Start somewhere in the centre of the design to avoid putting too much pressure on areas already carved. Using a sawing motion cut out your design, using very light pressure; take your time and allow the sawing to do the work rather than applying pressure and forcing it. When making curves, just slightly turn the knife. When making sharp corners, remove the knife and re-insert it at an angle.

To remove pieces, push them out from the inside. For larger pieces, you may want to cut them into smaller bits and remove them in sections. Wipe over your pumpkin using a damp cloth to remove any remaining flour or oil.

Once your pumpkin is all carved, use a Tee-light or pumpkin light to light it up. Light the candle and place it on a piece of tinfoil inside the pumpkin. Put the lid on and let it sit for a minute. Remove the lid and there should be a smoke mark on it. You will need to cut a vent in the lid where the smoke mark shows.

I hope you enjoy carving your pumpkins as much as I do!

Keep checking back to see my pumpkin this year!
If you carve a pumpkin this year; please e-mail me your pictures and I will feature them in a special Halloween pumpkin post!